Comedian Kathy Buckley was abused as a child. Hearing impaired, one day a jeep she did not hear on the road slammed into her body, leaving her paralyzed for five years. From these painful moments, she grew incredible spiritual muscle, determining to live to bring happiness into the world. …

Some of the best advice has come from people that lived centuries ago. Others have more recently left this mortal coil. Either way, we would be wise to heed their counsel. In the second century Marcus Aurelius, a respected Roman leader shared, “When you first rise in the morning tell…

Ultramarathon runner Dean Karnazes, who has run 350 miles nonstop, shared, “We think that if we had every comfort available to us, we’d be happy. We equate comfort with happiness. And now we are so comfortable we are miserable. There’s no struggle in our lives, and no sense of adventure.” …

Alexander the Great once asked some sages to define a wise person. He was told a wise person is, “The person who sees the consequence of his actions.” When we understand our own responsibility and take charge of that, we take our true power back. …

Jentezen Franklin shares about a family that went walking in the woods. They came upon a number of mushrooms and decided to pick them and make dinner for their friends. They had enough mushrooms for soup, salad, and some omelets. After dinner the group gathered in the living room for…

The author of the beloved devotional, My Utmost for His Highest, Chambers is a giant of the faith. Originally he thought he would be an artist, but later felt a different calling. He then went to college where he experienced severe depression, which he struggled to overcome. After beating his…

When the Apostle Paul shared “you have received a spirit of adoption” (Romans 8:14–16), he had nothing in mind like we use the term today. He was using language that applies to everyone. John MacArthur did a great study on this word, and made a number of points of which…

Jonathan Edwards died in 1758. He is widely considered one of the greatest theologians of all time. He was powerfully used by God during the Great Awakening, and was the president of Princeton. It has been well said that one of the best answers to the question, “Are you a…

Here are some powerful quotes to help you move in the direction of your personal, spiritual, physical, business, and relationship goals. Quotes often contain some of the best nuggets of wisdom boiled down to a few words. Each of these are ones I have collected and shared in recent speeches. …